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Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations

Sha, Mahesh Kumar and Langerock, Bavo and Blavier, Jean-François and Blumenstock, Thomas and Borsdorff, Tobias and Buschmann, Matthias and Dehn, Angelika and De Mazière, Martine and Deutscher, Nicholas M. and Feist, Dietrich G. and Garcia, Omaira E. and Griffith, David W. T. and Grutter, Michel and Hannigan, James W. and Hase, Frank and Heikkinen, Pauli and Christian, Hermans and Iraci, Laura T. and Jeseck, Pascal and Jones, Nicholas and Kivi, Rigel and Nicolas, Kumps and Landgraf, Jochen and Lorente, Alba and Mahieu, Emmanuel and Makarova, Maria V. and Mellqvist, Johan and Metzger, Jean-Marc and Morino, Isamu and Nagahama, Tomoo and Notholt, Justus and Ohyama, Hirofumi and Ortega, Ivan and Palm, Mathias and Petri, Christof and Pollard, David F. and Rettinger, Markus and Robinson, John and Roche, Sébastien and Roehl, Coleen M. and Röhling, Amelie and Rousogenous, Constantina and Schneider, Matthias and Shiomi, Kei and Smale, Dan and Stremme, Wolfgang and Strong, Kimberly and Sussmann, Ralf and Té, Yao and Uchino, Osamu and Velazco, Voltaire A. and Vigouroux, Corinne and Vrekoussis, Mihalis and Wang, Pucai and Warneke, Thorsten and Wizenberg, Tyler and Wunch, Debra and Yamanouchi, Shoma and Yang, Yang and Zhou, Minqiang (2021) Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT), 14 (9), pp. 6249-6304. Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/amt-14-6249-2021. ISSN 1867-1381.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6249-2021

Abstract

The Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) mission with the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board has been measuring solar radiation backscattered by the Earth's atmosphere and surface since its launch on 13 October 2017. In this paper, we present for the first time the S5P operational methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO) products' validation results covering a period of about 3 years using global Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) and Infrared Working Group of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC-IRWG) network data, accounting for a priori alignment and smoothing uncertainties in the validation, and testing the sensitivity of validation results towards the application of advanced co-location criteria. We found that the S5P standard and bias-corrected CH4 data over land surface for the recommended quality filtering fulfil the mission requirements. The systematic difference of the bias-corrected total column-averaged dry air mole fraction of methane (XCH4) data with respect to TCCON data is -0.26±0.56 % in comparison to -0.68±0.74 % for the standard XCH4 data, with a correlation of 0.6 for most stations. The bias shows a seasonal dependence. We found that the S5P CO data over all surfaces for the recommended quality filtering generally fulfil the missions requirements, with a few exceptions, which are mostly due to co-location mismatches and limited availability of data. The systematic difference between the S5P total column-averaged dry air mole fraction of carbon monoxide (XCO) and the TCCON data is on average 9.22±3.45 % (standard TCCON XCO) and 2.45±3.38 % (unscaled TCCON XCO). We found that the systematic difference between the S5P CO column and NDACC CO column (excluding two outlier stations) is on average 6.5±3.54 %. We found a correlation of above 0.9 for most TCCON and NDACC stations. The study shows the high quality of S5P CH4 and CO data by validating the products against reference global TCCON and NDACC stations covering a wide range of latitudinal bands, atmospheric conditions and surface conditions.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/191248/
Document Type:Article
Title:Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Sha, Mahesh KumarBIRA-IASB, Brussels, Belgiumhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1440-1529UNSPECIFIED
Langerock, BavoBIRA-IASB, Brussels, BelgiumUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Blavier, Jean-FrançoisJet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, USAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Blumenstock, ThomasKIT, IMK-ASF, Karlsruhe, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-900XUNSPECIFIED
Borsdorff, TobiasSRON Earth Science Group (ESG), Utrecht, the Netherlandshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4421-0187UNSPECIFIED
Buschmann, MatthiasUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5077-9524UNSPECIFIED
Dehn, AngelikaESA-ESRIN, Via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, ItalyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
De Mazière, MartineBIRA-IASB, Brussels, BelgiumUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Deutscher, Nicholas M.University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-2577UNSPECIFIED
Feist, Dietrich G.DLR, IPA und Univ. Münchenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-6687UNSPECIFIED
Garcia, Omaira E.IARC, (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spainhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8395-6440UNSPECIFIED
Griffith, David W. T.University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7986-1924UNSPECIFIED
Grutter, MichelUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9800-5878UNSPECIFIED
Hannigan, James W.NCAR, Boulder, CO, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-1677UNSPECIFIED
Hase, FrankKIT, (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe, DEUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Heikkinen, PauliFMI, Sodankylä, FinlandUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Christian, HermansBIRA-IASB, Brussels, BelgiumUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Iraci, Laura T.NASA, Mountain View, CA, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-5259UNSPECIFIED
Jeseck, PascalCNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Université, Paris, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jones, NicholasUniversity of Wollongong, Wollongong, AustraliaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kivi, RigelFMI, Sodankylä, Finlandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8828-2759UNSPECIFIED
Nicolas, KumpsBIRA-IASB, Brussels, BelgiumUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Landgraf, JochenSRON (ESG), Utrecht, the NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lorente, AlbaSRON (ESG), Utrecht, the Netherlandshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2287-4687UNSPECIFIED
Mahieu, EmmanuelUniversité de Liège, Liège, Belgiumhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5251-0286UNSPECIFIED
Makarova, Maria V.St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-9250UNSPECIFIED
Mellqvist, JohanChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SwedenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Metzger, Jean-MarcObservatoire de Science de l'Univers Réunion, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Morino, IsamuNIES, Tsukuba, Japanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-1569UNSPECIFIED
Nagahama, Tomoo(ISEE), Nagoya University, Japanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7707-978XUNSPECIFIED
Notholt, JustusUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ohyama, HirofumiNIES, Tsukuba, Japanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2109-9874UNSPECIFIED
Ortega, IvanNCAR, Boulder, CO, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-617XUNSPECIFIED
Palm, MathiasUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-6911UNSPECIFIED
Petri, ChristofUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7010-5532UNSPECIFIED
Pollard, David F.National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-2984UNSPECIFIED
Rettinger, MarkusKIT, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Robinson, JohnNIWA, Lauder, New ZealandUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roche, SébastienUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canadahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2474-4744UNSPECIFIED
Roehl, Coleen M.California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-8462UNSPECIFIED
Röhling, AmelieKIT, Karlsruhe, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8259-7343UNSPECIFIED
Rousogenous, ConstantinaCARE-C, the Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprushttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-5239UNSPECIFIED
Schneider, MatthiasKIT (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8452-0035UNSPECIFIED
Shiomi, KeiEORC, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1206-8614UNSPECIFIED
Smale, DanNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3385-0880UNSPECIFIED
Stremme, WolfgangUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0791-3833UNSPECIFIED
Strong, KimberlyUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canadahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9947-1053UNSPECIFIED
Sussmann, RalfKIT (IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Té, YaoLERMA-IPSL, CNRS, PSL Université, Paris, Francehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-8074UNSPECIFIED
Uchino, OsamuNIES, Tsukuba, JapanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Velazco, Voltaire A.University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1376-438XUNSPECIFIED
Vigouroux, CorinneBIRA-IASB, Brussels, BelgiumUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vrekoussis, MihalisCARE-C, Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprushttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8292-8352UNSPECIFIED
Wang, PucaiInstitute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, ChinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Warneke, ThorstenUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wizenberg, TylerUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canadahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8240-8610UNSPECIFIED
Wunch, DebraUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canadahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-0377UNSPECIFIED
Yamanouchi, ShomaUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Yang, YangShanghai Ecological Forecasting and Remote Sensing Center, Shanghai, ChinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zhou, MinqiangBIRA-IASB, Brussels, Belgiumhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3427-5873UNSPECIFIED
Date:28 September 2021
Journal or Publication Title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT)
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:14
DOI:10.5194/amt-14-6249-2021
Page Range:pp. 6249-6304
Publisher:Copernicus Publications
ISSN:1867-1381
Status:Published
Keywords:Validation, CH4, CO, Sentinel 5P, TCCON, NDACC
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - LIDAR research and development
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Lidar
Deposited By: Feist, Dr. Dietrich
Deposited On:01 Dec 2022 08:34
Last Modified:01 Dec 2022 08:34

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